R.I.P Les Paul

Oh man this is sad news. On recent programmes he looked like he could go on for ever. NoAlthough not a great fan of his music, his product has enthralled for many years.

RIP Les and thanks.

Very sad news,

RIP Les.

I am glad I took the opportunity to see him play when I had the chance back in the early 1990s. Rest easy.

He's been around as long as I've listened to music, as far as I can remember.

RIP Les.

Sad news. My very first guitar was a Les Paul copy back in 1981.

Mark

You beat me by a year Chillkram Mine was in '82 a Les Paul copy in sunburst, up until then it was a nylon strung classical just to learn from Les's books.

I think Les inspired more Guitar players than we will ever know.

He would much rather be remembered as a player than for his namesake guitars, I believe. I understand that he had some sort of a falling out with Gibson and for a long period, was never that happy with his name being associated with the guitars themselves.

In any case: Yes a great loss. A true legend of modern music.

RIP

Sad news, RIP.

Saw Les Paul two years ago at the Iridium jazz club in New York. He had a weekly show there and always sold out!!! Enjoyable show! I think everyone in the room had a sense they were watching a living legend.

RIP Les Paul.

Anyone know what guitar(s) he played. Les Paul, I assume, but what vintage(s)?

Saw a lovely piece in one of the obits today: "......This created plenty of volume, but also produced a vicious howl of feedback, which he attempted to reduce, first by stuffing socks into the [acoustic] guitar, and then by filling its body with plaster of Paris. Unfortunately this made the instrument so heavy as to be almost unplayable........"

!!

G

That's a bit late.

H, I just had a look - it's the one shown on BBC4 last autumn and it's on iPlayer.

Cheers munch, will have to have another look.